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• Review: Roots Manuva - Slime & Reason

  September 1, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Artist: Roots Manuva
  Album: Slime and Reason
  Label: Big Dada BDCD123
  Buy it: eMusic, HMV.com, Amazon, iTunes
  The last time we saw Roots “Rodney Smith” Manuva he was on a lyrical cliff edge, questioning his sanity and lingering on topics of depression, excess and artistic burnout. That was on 2006’s Awfully Deep, and now Mr. Manuva is back with [...]

  
  



• One day as a Lion EP

  July 29, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  With Rage Against the Machine currently back together and touring, vocalist Zach de la Rocha has finally got back in the studio for some politicised rhyme-spitting- but not with RATM. “One day as a Lion” is a five-track EP collaborated on by de la Rocha and ex-Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore, and is out [...]

  
  



• Music: Last Braintax LP

  March 21, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 2 Comments
  

  “Real People” by Braintax, produced by Colin Emmanuel; Download MP3
  BRAINTAX, the man behind cult UK hip-hop label Lowlife, is bowing out of the scene he helped flourish, but not before releasing one final record. The release, titled “My Last and Best Album”, will be the last in the label’s vast discography of British hip-hop produce, [...]